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Re: World Breastfeeding Week in October?
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Heleen Hayes <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:45:48 +0200
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On 27 Jun 2007 at 15:39, Jeanette Panchula wrote:

> Again I'm finding August a difficult month to celebrate World
> Breastfeeding Week - I realize this is the date because of the
> Innocenti Declaration - however, with vacations and horridly hot
> Summers in my area, the activity could be much better celebrated at
> another time.
> 
> I know Canada celebrates in October, which sounds a LOT better to me -
> what other countries have changed to that month...or some other?

The Netherland and Belgium have WBW in week 40, (duration of a pregnancy), which 
usually is the last day(s) of September and the first week of October. 
Germany also celebrates WBW in October. 


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Heleen Hayes, http://www.xs4all.nl/~hhayes

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